Over 270,000 trips of at least one night are made by visitors to Scotland each year for country sports. According to the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group and Scottish Enterprise, these trips are estimated to directly contribute in excess of £155 million per year.

However it’s also acknowledged that this figure doesn’t include the ‘ripple effect’ that these visitors have on the wider economy of Scotland, which includes the domestic consumption and direct sale of game and venison, which is considered to be as much again.